2022
2348. Distinct cerebrospinal fluid immune proteins mark neurosyphilis
Catalano A, Yoon J, Farhadian S, Fertuzinhos S, Gisslen M, Zetterberg H, Marra C, Walsh H. 2348. Distinct cerebrospinal fluid immune proteins mark neurosyphilis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.155. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV statusImmune responseBCA-1/CXCL13Macrophage/microglial activationIP-10/CXCL10IL-8/CXCL8CNS immune responseNeuronal injury markersNon-NS groupPotential CSF biomarkersMIG/CXCL9Date of enrollmentHigh-sensitivity ELISAWilcoxon rank sum testSpecific immune pathwaysMultiple comparisonsRank sum testRace/ethnicityCNS inflammationMicroglial activationCSF WBCElevated markersInjury markersNeuronal damageAsymptomatic disease
2020
Maternal subjective expectations about the technology of skill formation predict investments in children one year later
Cunha F, Elo I, Culhane J. Maternal subjective expectations about the technology of skill formation predict investments in children one year later. Journal Of Econometrics 2020, 231: 3-32. PMID: 36419721, PMCID: PMC9678352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.07.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman capital formationHuman capitalSkill formationSubjective expectationsChildren’s human capital formationCobb–Douglas technologyImpact of investmentsFamily incomeImportance of investmentSocio-economic gapCapital formationInvestmentCapitalSubstantial heterogeneityIncomeExpectationsReturnFirst waveImpactHeterogeneityChild developmentSecond waveMSE dataDate of enrollment
2019
When user-centered design meets implementation science: integrating provider perspectives in the development of an intimate partner violence intervention for women treated in the United States’ largest integrated healthcare system
Danitz SB, Stirman SW, Grillo AR, Dichter ME, Driscoll M, Gerber MR, Gregor K, Hamilton AB, Iverson KM. When user-centered design meets implementation science: integrating provider perspectives in the development of an intimate partner violence intervention for women treated in the United States’ largest integrated healthcare system. BMC Women's Health 2019, 19: 145. PMID: 31771557, PMCID: PMC6880505, DOI: 10.1186/s12905-019-0837-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVHA providersWomen veteransUnited StatesIntimate partner violence interventionsBackgroundIntimate partner violencePartner violence interventionsBrief counseling interventionHealthcare systemKey informant interviewsHybrid inductive-deductive approachDate of enrollmentDate of registrationGlobal health problemCounseling interventionLarge medical centerHealth care settingsImplementation scienceRapid content analysisInductive-deductive approachViolence interventionPartner violenceIPV interventionsProvider comfortMean age
2018
Predicting treatment Response based on Dual assessment of magnetic resonance Imaging kinetics and Circulating Tumor cells in patients with Head and Neck cancer (PREDICT-HN): matching ‘liquid biopsy’ and quantitative tumor modeling
Ng S, Bahig H, Wang J, Cardenas C, Lucci A, Hall C, Meas S, Sarli V, Yuan Y, Urbauer D, Ding Y, Ikner S, Dinh V, Elgohari B, Johnson J, Skinner H, Gunn G, Garden A, Phan J, Rosenthal D, Morrison W, Frank S, Hutcheson K, Mohamed A, Lai S, Ferrarotto R, MacManus M, Fuller C. Predicting treatment Response based on Dual assessment of magnetic resonance Imaging kinetics and Circulating Tumor cells in patients with Head and Neck cancer (PREDICT-HN): matching ‘liquid biopsy’ and quantitative tumor modeling. BMC Cancer 2018, 18: 903. PMID: 30231854, PMCID: PMC6148797, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4808-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersClinical ProtocolsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalLiquid BiopsyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPositron-Emission TomographyPrognosisProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeck cancerPET/CT imagesTreatment responseBlood samplesTumor cellsTumor cell measurementUtility of CTCsProspective observational studyBackgroundMagnetic resonance imagingSoft tissue involvementDate of enrollmentSerial MR imagingDe-escalation strategiesPersonalization of treatmentEDTA blood samplesCirculating Tumor CellsCTC assessmentMucosal headClinical outcomesDose escalationImaging changesLocal therapyPretreatment CTPatient selectionPrognostic value
2014
Correlates of Suboptimal Entry Into Early Infant Diagnosis in Rural North Central Nigeria
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Megazzini KM, Audet CM, Dunlap J, Sodangi IS, Gebi UI, Shepherd BE, Wester CW, Vermund SH. Correlates of Suboptimal Entry Into Early Infant Diagnosis in Rural North Central Nigeria. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: e19-e26. PMID: 24853310, PMCID: PMC4134378, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infant diagnosisRural North-Central NigeriaInfant diagnosisPregnant womenChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) programsHIV care/treatmentClinic of enrolmentPediatric HIV infectionPrevention of motherNorth Central NigeriaMultivariable logistic regressionCare/treatmentDate of enrollmentHIV service uptakeEID uptakeCohort studyHIV infectionLaboratory variablesClinic locationService uptakeMaternal factorsTransmission programInfantsReferral sourceLogistic regressionRisk Factors for Delayed Initiation of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural North Central Nigeria
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Parrish DD, Megazzini KM, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Ahmed ML, Hassan A, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH, Wester CW. Risk Factors for Delayed Initiation of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural North Central Nigeria. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 65: e41-e49. PMID: 23727981, PMCID: PMC3818360, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31829ceaec.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyDate of enrollmentART initiationCD4 countFunctional statusInitiation of ARTMedian CD4 countHigher CD4 countsLower functional statusMonths of enrollmentBody mass indexART eligibility criteriaAdults/adolescentsRural North-Central NigeriaHIV/AIDSQuality improvement effortsEligible HIVEligible patientsPatient characteristicsART uptakeMass indexRisk factorsTimely initiationDelayed initiation
1996
Determinants of HIV infection among female commercial sex workers in northeastern Thailand: results from a longitudinal study.
Ungchusak K, Rehle T, Thammapornpilap P, Spiegelman D, Brinkmann U, Siraprapasiri T. Determinants of HIV infection among female commercial sex workers in northeastern Thailand: results from a longitudinal study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 12: 500-7. PMID: 8757428, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199608150-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommercial sex workersFemale commercial sex workersHIV seroconversion ratesHIV seroconversionRisk factorsRelative riskSeroconversion ratesHIV infectionInjectable contraceptivesMonths' experienceMultivariate analysisCurrent syphilis infectionOnly risk factorReproductive risk factorsSex workersCox regression modelInjectable contraceptive useDate of enrollmentAverage incidence rateSexual practicesGroup-specific interventionsCumulative incidenceHIV seropositivityHIV seroprevalenceSyphilis infection
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